The Belly Liquor Cabinet

Playful and eye-catching, this liquor cabinet transforms home bars into even more fun spaces.

Home bars are usually a hub of fun and conviviality, but the Belly liquor cabinet takes this idea further with a humorous design. Created by Studio Roderick Vos for Dutch design brand ITEM Amsterdam, this piece of furniture is much more than a practical shelving unit. It’s a veritable decorative item and conversation starter. The design recreates the impression of a bulging belly, complete with “belly button” that acts as a handle. Safe to say, the cabinet will never blur into the background, but rather become the centerpiece of any room.

Apart from its eye-catching silhouette, this liquor cabinet is also extremely practical. It features several shelves for bottles and glasses as well as a rotating platform where users can display a variety of items. Handmade in the Netherlands, Belly is crafted from Getacore, an acrylic-based sheet material.

“I have always been fascinated by the process of vacuum forming and making molds. My design approach to the Liquor Cabinet may seem improvised, but it certainly wasn’t easy to achieve a perfect balance between technology, material, and aesthetics. When heating this sheet material, you can shape it into almost any organic form. That was exactly my starting point; exploring the plasticity of this material,” says Roderick Vos.

Heating the Getacore opens up endless possibilities to create organic forms, which fit this design perfectly. Furthermore, this method allowed manufacturer Houtwerk to create the cabinet with minimal seams and joints. Belly currently comes in Yellow, Red, and Blue.

ITEM Amsterdam will introduce the Belly liquor cabinet during Milan Design Week 2024. Visitors can drop by the Palazzo Giureconsulti exhibition from the 16th to the 21st of April. Additionally, Studio Roderick Vos will also present the Dakota sofa designed for Molinari and an updated Isola table for Linteloo. Photography © Kilian Vos.